WestJet rescheduled the flight for Saturday, but that too was cancelled, CBC News reported. The airline cited maintenance issues. As many as 260 people were left stranded.

Three flights from Gatwick to Toronto on Oct. 1, 2 and 3 were cancelled as well.

WestJet spokesperson Lauren Stewart told The Huffington Post Canada that guests were given hotel and meal vouchers and re-scheduled the flight a third time for Sunday. It also added an additional flight that day.

But that extra trip ended up being oversold by about 59 guests due to a crew shortage, and any passengers left behind were placed on more flights Monday and Tuesday.

The airline nevertheless faced a deluge of complaints throughout the weekend:

President Truman's DC-6 transport plane, built by Douglas Aircraft Co., featured a stylized American eagle, seen here in an AP photo from June 26, 1947.

American Airlines goes the retro route with this "Astrojet" that actually made its first flight in 1999.
Photo: Wikipedia

Hey, remember Pokemon? So does ANA, which painted up these 747s way back in 1999.
Photo: Flickr/Suoh Sato

AirTran partnered with Universal Orlando Resort to put Harry Potter on the side of this 717.

This Germanwings aircraft promotes tourism to Berlin with a cartoon riff on the bear that appears on the city's coat of arms.
Photo: Timo Breidenstein

Comedian Mark Malkoff set a Guinness World Record for the most flight segments in a 30-day period, with more than 130 flights on AirTran. It even earned him his face on the side of this plane.

This Nok Air jet from Thailand takes color and self-promotion to the extreme.
Photo: Sam Chui

Daring carrier Swiss bedecked this jet with as many cultural stereotypes as possible.
Photo: Timo Breidenstein

In 2002, Air New Zealand jumped at the chance to promote the home country -- and Lord of the Rings.
Photo: Robert Mora/Getty Images

ANA rolled out this panda-themed aircraft in 2007 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its flights to China.
Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images

This Alaska Airlines "Starliner 75" debuted in 2007, a throwback to the carrier's World War II livery and honoring its 75th anniversary.

South African carrier Air Kulula was an instant hit when photos of this livery -- designed to demystify airplanes -- hit the web in 2010.
Photo: Gadling

AirTran celebrated Danica Patrick's first IndyCar win in 2008 by putting her face on one of its 717s.

Chicago-based airline United gave a nod to the city's most famous TV host with Oprah's signature to honor of her "farewell season."
Photo: Jim Prisching/AP Images for United

This ANA Boeing 787 may look drab, but we give it creativity points for being the very first commercial 787 livery: The first paying customers on the composite aircraft took off in October. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)